. . I feel so out of touch, really need to brush-up on my knowledge of "networked, agile, stealthy surface combatant [boats] capable of defeating anti-access and asymmetric threats in the littorals"

** On a serious and sombre note: having just also read about the politician after whom the pictured vessel was named, I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to all our US visitors and friends, following the appalling news from Vegas yesterday . . completely incomprehensible!